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Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and ecosystems on this fast-warming planet, an international panel of scientists reported Sunday. But they provide little hope the world will rise to the challenge. The Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its gloomy report at a meeting in Incheon, South Korea. In the 728-page document, the U.N. organization detailed how Earth's weather, health and ecosystems would be in better shape if the world's leaders could somehow limit future human-caused warming to just 0.9 degrees Fahrenheit (a half degree Celsius) from now, instead of the globally agreed-upon goal of 1.8 degrees F (1 degree C). Among other things: — Half as many people would suffer from lack of water. — There would be fewer deaths and illnesses from heat, smog and infectious diseases. — Seas would rise nearly 4 inches (0.1 meters) less. … [Read more...] about Unprecedented work needed to limit global warming and its devastating effects, UN warns

Last Updated Oct 7, 2018 11:00 PM EDT WASHINGTON -- Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and ecosystems on this fast-warming planet, an international panel of scientists reported Sunday. But they provide little hope the world will rise to the challenge.The Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued its gloomy report at a meeting in Incheon, South Korea.In the 728-page document, the U.N. organization detailed how Earth's weather, health and ecosystems would be in better shape if the world's leaders could somehow limit future human-caused warming to just 0.9 degrees Fahrenheit (a half degree Celsius) from now, instead of the globally agreed-upon goal of 1.8 degrees F (1 degree C). Among other things:Half as many people would suffer from lack of water.There would be fewer deaths and illnesses from heat, smog and infectious diseases.Seas would rise nearly 4 inches (0.1 … [Read more...] about U.N. report about global warming warns of “life-or-death situation”

WASHINGTON – Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and ecosystems on this fast-warming planet, an international panel of scientists reported Sunday. But they provide little hope the world will rise to the challenge. The Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued its gloomy report at a meeting in Incheon, South Korea. In the 728-page document, the U.N. organization detailed how Earth's weather, health and ecosystems would be in better shape if the world's leaders could somehow limit future human-caused warming to just 0.9 degrees Fahrenheit (a half degree Celsius) from now, instead of the globally agreed-upon goal of 1.8 degrees F (1 degree C). Among other things: – Half as many people would suffer from lack of water. – There would be fewer deaths and illnesses from heat, smog and infectious diseases. – Seas would rise nearly 4 inches (0.1 meters) … [Read more...] about U.N. report on global warming carries life-or-death warning

A coalition of countries led by the US is “road blocking” negotiations on financing the commitments made in the 2015 Paris climate agreement, thereby threatening to bring progress to reduce damaging greenhouse gas emissions to a halt, a charity has warned. During negotiations at a summit in Bangkok, a proposal by Japan, Australia and the US, now under consideration, involves removing specific rules for how countries should account for climate finance contributions. As part of the Paris accord, developed countries agreed to help less developed countries achieve their emissions targets by jointly contributing $100bn a year by 2020. Without adequate financing, developing countries will struggle to deal with both the increasing impacts of climate change, and in adopting greener technologies. The proposed changes to the agreement could mean in future, commercial loans would count towards a developed country’s climate finance obligations. The set back comes days after a … [Read more...] about US ‘roadblocking’ climate change negotiations amid warnings the world is failing to hit emissions targets

Together, the five largest meat and dairy corporations (JBS, Tyson, Cargill, Dairy Farmers of America and Fonterra) are already responsible for more annual greenhouse gas emissions than ExxonMobil, Shell or BP, a new study released on Wednesday (18 July) warns. The combined emissions of the top 20 meat and dairy companies surpass the emissions of entire nations like Germany, Canada, Australia or the United Kingdom, the report revealed. Entitled “Emissions impossible – How big meat and dairy are heating up the planet”, the report published by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) and NGO Grain aims to highlight the climate impact of the meat and dairy industry. Carbon footprint on the rise “Unlike their counterparts in the energy sector, the big meat and dairy companies have thus far escaped public scrutiny of their contribution to climate change. The lack of public information on the magnitude of their greenhouse gas footprints is … [Read more...] about Five meat and dairy companies emit more emissions than major oil companies, study finds